V for Vendetta People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.
'Eve in rain' is one of the most epic scenes ever created.
Ask HN: Films that made you see the world differently?
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#32Glengarry Glen Ross "If you can't think on your feet, you should keep your mouth closed."
First prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is... you're fired.
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#33The Matrix
Piqued my interest in the idea of reality as a simulation and that what you perceive is just that and reality is something else.
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#34Death By Hanging
Fando Y Lis
The Decline Of Western Civilization
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#35"In Time" - okayish film but led me to start thinking about the time value of what I'm doing at any one moment.
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#36Memento.
Just the right movie at the right time with the right themes and tone.
Its sister movie 50 First Dates is pretty fundamental too to certain perspectives.
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#37The Matrix
I was 17. Questioned reality for 3 whole days. So surreal!
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#38Whiplash (2014)
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#39Watched "They Live" [1] while working as a quant dev at a large bank in '09. Work the next day was super weird.
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#40Schindler's List